What this tells me is that a deputy could have politely knocked on the door, asking if the occupants had seen the suspect. It’s an old, pre SWAT technique. Had it been used at Waco, we probably wouldn’t know anything about David Koresh and the Branch Davidians. We’ve gone SWAT crazy.
You might just be on to something.
Kids with toys are gonna play with them. Much like Barney Fife's one bullet, swat kids need to be limited.
I was a victim of SWAT in July 2006. I had recently forclosed on a house where I was the mortgage holder. I had just entered the house, when I heard screams from outside the front door.....” Police! Open the door....then I swear not 5 seconds later, before I could ever reach the door...B A M.... B A M.......CRASH! I was rushed, and pinned to the floor, and cuffed. I was wearing shorts, and no tee shirt, and the travertine floors were ice cold. They left me there for 20 minutes while they ransacked the house. Then they checked my arms for needle tracks (I have never even smoked a marijuana cig in my life, and I grew up in the late 60’s-early 70’s : )
The female cop told me that the cops could see I was only slightly clothed, and had no weapon, because there was a 3 foot narrow window on my front door. I then asked her: “ then why the overkill? These guys have watched too damn many episodes of “ Cops “
She just smiled, and shook her head.
Note: The former owner was wanted for rape.